The WWE should be embarrassed. The McMahon's should count their money, put it in an off shore account, and run away. They have stolen their fan's money.
A 2 hour and fifteen minute PPV!!! Are you kidding me??
Lashley aka the love child of Monty Brown and Goldberg is the ECW Champion. I guess they need a second Smackdown Champion. I guess they needed another Champion with only three moves to go along with Batista and Cena.
Do they listen to the fans??? Who were the fans cheering? Ummmmmm.... RVD! CM Punk!!! Who did they chant for? Who worked their asses off in the Main Event. RVD and CM PUNK! I'm sorry that RVD likes to smoke...but he does. Let it go! He deserved the title. CM Punk deserved to be eliminated by someone who is actually Extreme and Hardcore like Sabu (don't get me started on that angle that went nowhere). CM Punk, you'll get the ECW title someday soon...but what will that mean at that point. Go back to ROH, go back to TNA, go to Japan...go somewhere where the bookers and owners respect you as much as the fans do.
I knew there was a reason that I only order TNA PPVs. Despite the bad booking, and the often strange storylines...at least TNA has matches. At least TNA has WRESTLING! At least TNA PPV's ALMOST go three hours. At least the Main Event is usually an EVENT you remember.
I expected Sabu to pop up during the Chamber...NOPE. I expected RVD to stay until everyone was out of their pods...NOPE. I expected Lashley to win...but not like that. I knew the McMahon's would give it to him. He's BIG. He has a good body. He's Strong. He has three moves. He's green. AND THEY...YES THEY CREATED HIM!!!!! But still, not in the name of EC F'N W. I know it's not the same promotion it was. But still!
At least pretend you respect the old promotion. Daviri holding Dreamer's tights for the win? Have they watched their own DVDs. Is that how Raven used to finish him off??? Could Brian Lee or Sandman or CW Anderson beat him like that????? I think NOT! EMBARRASSING!
The whole night I was thinking, what this league needs are some of CM's old ROH and Indy buddies to build future feuds around. You know, create the real next generation of "Extremists." Yeah, I can see Styles, Daniels, Homicide, Joe, Danielson and KENTA...sitting at home, hardly able to wait for WWE to call them and bring them in. YEAH RIGHT!!!
I'm done with WWE! I'll even start to like those lame VKM promos on TNA. At least they pretend they have an edge. ECW may have died over 5 years ago. But WWE pissed on its grave tonight. I hope Rhino, and the Dudley's, and Scott Levy, and Terry Funk, and Mick Foley, and Bill Alfonso, and even crazy-ass New Jack watched this...and tried to laugh instead of crying.
It's sad when Trinity's outfit was the high point of the night.
It's sad that WWE calls their wrestling "sports entertainment." It's a tease. It's a few nice moments and big spots...that covers up what it really is...just choreographed, poorly written garbage.
Hey, Jarrett? Hey Russo? Hey Angle? Hey Dixie Carter? Don't worry about trying to hard. Don't worry about overpaying for talent. Just keep doing what you're doing. Sooner or later you just might win this little war.
Hey Vince...was it as good for you as it was for me. Go get your ass waxed, while I wait for the Lashley/Great Khali feud that will make me want to burn my eyes out.
Good night.
Andrew DeBenedictis
Winston-Salem, NC
